Cover attachment for receptacles.



C. F. SCHNEBELIN.

COVER ATTACHMENT FOR RECEPTACLES.

APPLICATION man 050.1. 1913.

Patented June 20, H316.

CHARLES F. SCHNEBELIN, OI|` PEORIA, ILLINOIS, ASSIGNOR TC) SI'UBEEL (Si KUCH, OF PEORIA, ILLINOIS, A. FIRM.

COVER. ATTACHMENT FGI-l. RECEITACLES.

Application filed December 1, 1913.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, CHARLES F. SCHNEBE- Lin, citizen of the United States, residing at Peoria, in the county of Peoria and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cover Attachments for Receptacles; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention i'elates to improvements in receptacles for displaying goods. It pertains more particularly, however, te a cake or cracker can and still more particularly to a detachable lid or cover for the same.

The object of the invention is to provide a lid or cover for a receptacle that may be attached and detached, and when attached will he firmly and rigidly held as though attached to the can by soldering or riveting.

l?,eceptacles of this character usually in clude a solid metal lid or cover hingedly attached thereto. But when so attached the goods cannot be displayed to the purchaser except from openings in the front of the can itself. It has been found to be an advantage to display the goods through the top of the can, or its lid, and therefore the lid or Cover is now being provided with an opening covered with glass to protect the goods through which said goods may be displayed.; but covers of this character are not suitable for shipping because of the danger of breaking the glass. A slip cover of metal is therefore provided for shipping purposes which is removed when it reaches the consumer and a display cover is substituted. This display cover must be so attached that it can be readily opened and closed and as strong as though soldered to the can. Consequently the means of attaching employed must be strong and such as will not permit the cover to sag or to have any looseness or movement upon the can other than the hinged movement.

My invention has for its object, therefore, to provide such a means of attachment and with this object in view I shall. proceed to the description of the invention aided by the accompanying drawing, in which,

Figure l shows a cairand its lid in perspective and my invention attached thereto. Fig. 2 shows a lid detached from the can and shown on a larger scale, my invention Specification of Letters Patent.

Fate/ated I une 2%, im I6.

Serial No. 804,034.

being attached thereto. Fig. 3 is a vertical section of a portion of the can and its cover and the means of attaching the latter.

A represents the can or other receptacle and B its cover provided with a transparent plate B, one of whose edges or that adjacent the can is provided with a rolled integral tubular portion C to receive the two ends or terminals of an attaching member now to be described it being understood, however, that the tubular portion C may be'replaced by some other equivalent means or structure which will firmly hold said member. This said member consists preferably of a single length of wire whose ends extend toward one another, substantially' as indicated by dotted lines at D D in Fig. 2, where they are inclosed by the said tubular portion C of the lid or cover. Those parts of the wire having the said ends are bent substantially at right angles to the ends within the part C and both lie in the same plane and are indicated by E. They are again bent substantially at right angles in that plane into the parts F and thence again substantially at right angles into G parallel to the portions E and still in the same plane, the wire being once bent more substantially at right angles into the parts H but in a plane lying sub stantially perpendicular to the plane of the parts E F G.

The portions of the wire last mentioned lie against the outer surface of the wall of the can while the parts Il lie upon the top of the wall of the can which usually terminates in an inwardly extending overhanging lip or flange A, the wire being then turned downwardly and inwardly into the angling extensions J and thence into the portions K which normally lie against the inner surface of the can-wall, the wire thence being recurved and forming an upwardly extending loop consisting of two side portions L and an upper substantially horizontally disposed portion M. The parts L M may also lie upon the inner surface of the can-wall, the part M, in addition, lying beneath the said overhanging lip or flange A and preferably against its under side. The wire is bent ,in such a manner that it snugly fits the can especially the said overhanging lip or flange A so that there will be no looseness or shake, the portions H .I lying aO'ainst the overhanging lips or flanges A2, at opposite sides of the can, as

l shown in Fig. Y1 softhat there can be no movement of the lid laterally in its own planeV lwhich would prevent its opposite sides B2 readily passing down beside the walls of the can in the closing movement.

The gage of the wire is sufliciently heavy to prevent rocking movement of the lid in its own plane, and the Vwire cannot lift from the can because the part M abnts upon the underside of the lip 0r flange A. It is thus seen that the lid will have firm ate tachment since there can be no movement in any direction.

In order to move the lidit is only necessary to grasp the part M between the thumb and finger and draw it forward from beneath the lip or flange A whereupon the "parts J K can be sprung outward so as to Y combination with arreceptacle including a Y 5ol portion projecting from the top of one of the walls into the containing space of said receptacle, and a lid or cover, of a one piece member of spring wire including an ex- Vtension to whichfthe cover is hinged, and

including also a portion to lie against the outer surface of one of the walls and extending upward "over the top edge of said wall, thence extending downward into the receptacle and adapted to engage the inner f surface of said wall, and terminating in an upwardly extending part whose terminus Yas, adapted to engage beneath the said proj ecting portion of the receptacle.

2. In a lid. or coverV attaching means, the YCombination with `a receptacle including a portionV projecting fromV the top of one of the wallsinto the containing space of said receptacle, and a lid or cover, of a one piece member of spring wire including two spaced portions extending over the top of the wall andthe said projecting portion and frictionally engaging the inner and outer surfaces of said wall, the outer depending portion having the lid hinged thereto at its lower terminus, the inner portion being recurved from its lower portion and ternnnating in an extension whose upper terminus is adapted to engage beneath the said projection for holding the member in place, the recurved portion adapted to be fiexed from beneath the projection to release the said member and permit the removal of the cover.

3. In a lid or cover attaching means, thc combination with a receptacle including a portion extending from the inner surface of one of the walls of the same, and a lid having a depending ange to overlie the outer surface of the upper portion of the described wall of the receptacle, of a member of spring wire hingedly connected with the depending fiange of the lid or cover including spaced extensions each formed into a loop, a part of each loop adapted to engage opposite sides ofthe wall portion of the receptacle and spaced from one another upon its inner wall, the member terminating in an elastic portion between the loops adapted to 'engage beneath the inner extended portion of the said receptacle.

4. A lid or cover attaching device consisting of a single piece of spring wire, a portion thereof being straight for attachment to the lid or cover and at each end of the straight portion being bent into two spaced extensions lying substantially perpendicular to the said straight portion, the extension being thence bent into parallel portions substantially perpendicular to the straight portion and perpendicular to the spaced extensions, thence being bent parallel to and spaced from said spaced extensions, thence being recurved and terminating in a looped portion lying between the portions last formed and substantially in the same plane therewith, the terminus of the looped portion lying between said extensions and close to a line extending between said parallel portions.

In testimony whereof I aliix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES F. SCHNEBELIN.

Vitnesses:

C. F. ALBnRssEN, F. G. Moonnnny.

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